Page 270 - A Call for a Turkish-Islamic Union

A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

These examples reveal that the cost of warfare can spiral out

of control when things do not go according to plan. Therefore, all
future wars and invasions must be prevented, for the human and
financial losses on both sides can increase dramatically.
Moreover, a democratic, peaceful, and moderate order cannot be
created in the Middle East by means of war, as the American ad-
ministration is intent on doing. Even if military success is
achieved, it is next to impossible to create a lasting peace and
order in this way. Winning a war on the battlefield is not neces-
sarily enough to control and rule a

region politically. And, what
usually happens after any
invasion is a very good
proof of this.

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